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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Tonight at the Underground! Check out all these Fear And Loathing references. More importantly, note that this music is featured on Board To Death Vol. 3.

If you live in Albuqurque, The Gasworks are hosting another Metal event tonight. Come check it out!

As you can infer from the flyer art, this is gonna be a retro-style Power Metal show. However, Oscillation is more of the Death Metal persuasion (Think along the lines of Autopsy.) Heavensake also performs an incredible Helloween cover. You can buy discounted tickets from the bands, but hurry up cuz this is happening tomorrow!

An all-ages Metal show at the Gasworks, courtesy of Joe Angel Productions.

Holy crap! Vader fuckin' rules! They're straight up legendary. And they're sharing the stage with Execration to boot! The rest of the line up is pretty cherry, but Vader and Execration are the REAL DEAL.

This Metal show is taking place in El Paso, Texas. You should probably arm yourself.

What a line up! Six hours of Metal in Shiprock, NM. Note that drugs and alcohol are not allowed. Also note that they're not responsible for injury, death, or theft. Yikes.

Another Texas concert. Vital Remains is the crown jewel of this one.

There's no flyer for this show, just a picture of a ticket. $5 on Oct 12 will grant you access to a Rock showcase, sponsored by Primal Panic and Rock U-Night.

Here we go! This is the show at the Traditions building complex off the highway. Another sexy line-up and an even sexier flyer. For those of us who were unceremoniously shooed out of the Hell In July show, this is the show to make up for it. Bring your old Hell In July ticket and it will be honored.

Only $4 to see all these cool Grind/Death bands? Fuck yeah. Count me in. Meathook, Impaled Offering, Defleshment, Deforme, and A Malicious Plague. See you there, my friends.

Friday, September 13, 2013

Dying Fetus will be playing October 13th at the abandoned (and probably haunted) Traditions building complex off of I-25. I'd give you directions if I knew them, but basically just follow the signs. You'll probably see an exit sign that says something like "Traditions: 2 miles" or you might see the complex itself. Can't be missed, really. Looks like the scene of every "teenagers lost in abandoned theme park" B-grade horror movie from the 80's. There's giant aliens and UFOs painted on the walls of what used to be a cafe. There's also a huge gateway that says "TRADITIONS!". If the visual cues fail you, then follow the sweet siren call of Dying Fetus. Death Metal isn't exactly subtle. I don't have a flyer or anything to show you, dear reader. I myself learned about this show around 1:00 AM. It's not listed on their tour dates or event pages around town. Maybe they just don't want a horde of New Mexican meth-heads showing up? Anyway, be there or be mocked by all your cool friends.

About Undead Goathead

Undead Goathead is a website - nay, a mere blog - expounding on the woes of a young Metalhead stranded in the middle of the freaking desert. The title is derived from the Goathead thorn, native to New Mexico, which is even more spiky and evil after it is dry and dead. The local colloquialism for such a thorn is Undead Goathead. The non-native, however, just thinks it sounds like a zombie pentagram, which is totally Metal.

Although the primary focus is on the music itself, skateboarding is a favorite tangent. The psychological aspects of mosh pits are also a frequent fall-back. For the most part, however, the site is plastered with reviews and flyers of underground bands, venues, and concerts.

In a nutshell, I'm just a hesher trying to give the underground talent the mad props that they deserve.